PG Wodehouse
A Wodehousian pick-me-up
Noel Coward and Friends: A Marvellous Party (Signum Classics)
Coups and coronets
The return of the radical and the ridiculous
The enduring appeal of Jeeves and Wooster
Ben Schott’s new novel is hugely welcome, but thankfully it will never threaten to obscure the genius of the canon
Indulgent Italian treats
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Complete string quartets (Naxos)
The Church of England’s race to the bottom
The Church of England should not be putting ideology before history
March of the guys
How did one honorific colonise our language?
Trump’s first gambit fails
The Republican candidate was not as effective on the debate stage as he anticipated
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution
Lords of the wrestling ring
Professional wrestling podcasts have become almost as popular as wrestling itself
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
Sheikhs on a train
Patronising foreign people, and other progressive trends
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism
Midlands marvels and mysteries
A fitting if flawed tribute to one of England’s more undersung counties
The West should stop indulging delusions on Ukraine
Ukraine cannot achieve its maximal goals
